STUDY SHEET  --  CHAPTER 1


Is crime increasing or decreasing - what are the basic crime trends over the last few decades?


What are �contextual� and �policy� factors in crime causation?


What is �evidence-based� policy and what are the four standards of EBP?


What is the "two crime problem" and what is the "two drug problem"?


What is the �bait and switch� problem with crime policies?


What is the basic feature of the war on crime (get tough, punishment, imprisonment?


Who has the war on crime usually targeted (race/ethnicity, age, etc.)?


Why and how has the war on crime "backfired" according to Walker?


Why is "waging war" on crime futile?


What are Walker�s 3 "ground rules" for evaluating the CJS?


What are the main features of Conservative and Liberal crime theologies?


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